England vs Australia T20I

1st T20I: ENG vs AUS

Preview

After thrashing Scotland by 3-0 in the recent three-match T20I series. Aussies are all set to meet another host England for a 3-match T20I and 5-match ODI series. It is one of the most heated cricket rivalry for a long time now. The first T20I match of this intense series will begin on Wednesday, 11th September at The Rose Bowl, United Kingdom, United Kingdom. The last time when both these played in this format, was in the T20 World Series 2024 where Australia posted a huge total of 205/6 while chasing this humongous target of 206 runs England fell short by 36 runs and managed to score 165/6.

In the absence of Jos Buttler, Phil Salt will lead the side for this 3-match T20I series. It is going to be a big challenge in front of England when they meet this lethal and brutal side of Australia in their backyard. Speaking of this, recently England won the 3-match test series by 2-1 beating Sri Lanka at Home. The Hosts will welcome some new faces in their squad with the likes of Dan Mousley and Jacob Bethel, who impressed everyone in the Men's Hundred Ball tournament. 

No doubt Australia will begin this series with a positive attitude which they left against Scotland in the T20Is. With the impressive performances from Stoinis, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Skipper Mitchell Marsh and other players as well. The second-ranked T20I side Aussies will be aiming to start things with a win, we might see a few changes in their playing XI from the last match.

Any contest between ENG and AUS sides will see the intensity go up a notch, and even though this tour is beginning at the back end of the summer, there will be no shortage of animosity and rivalry between the Hosts and the Visitors!

ENG and AUS have faced each other 24 times in this format. Out of these 24 matches, AUS has won 11 whereas ENG has come out victorious on 11 occasions. Their 2 games ended without a result. It will be a great test for Aussies as well when they play in front of action-packed English spectators.

Match Details

Match: ENG vs AUS, 1st T20I, England vs Australia T20I

Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Time: 11:00 PM

Venue: The Rose Bowl, United Kingdom, United Kingdom

Pitch and Weather Report

The Rose Bowl, United Kingdom, United Kingdom is a decent venue for batting first, Seven of the 11 T20Is at this venue have been won by the team batting first. With that record, both side's skippers will be keen to the crucial toss, and bat first and put decent runs on the board. Batters, though, can expect a nice time here and would look to touch around 180+ runs on the board.

During the match, the temperature in The Rose Bowl, United Kingdom, United Kingdom is predicted to be around 10-16 degrees Celsius, with the humidity level crossing over 50%. There is going to be light wind on the ground at the speed of 26 km/h. There is no rain predicted for the match with mostly cloudy conditions.

ENG vs AUS Squads

ENG:  Phil Salt (C/WK), Jofra Archer, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Jordan Cox (wicket-keeper), Sam Curran, Josh Hull, Will Jacks, Liam Livingstone, Saqib Mahmood, Dan Mousley, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley, John Turner

AUS: Mitchell Marsh (C), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (WK), Spencer Johnson, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa

ENG vs AUS Probable Playing XIs

ENG: Phil Salt (c) (wk), Will Jacks, Jordan Cox, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dan Mousley, Jacob Bethell, Saqib Mahmood, Jofra Archer, Reece Topley, Adil Rashid

Match Prediction

On paper, Australia has a heavy chance to win this match as they are coming with a series win. It won't surprise us if AUS dominates ENG in the first T20I match. We believe the Visitors to win this match.

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